I am going to tell you…this blog post has been three weeks in the making. Today is the day. Personal branding superstar Tim Davis and I have been discussing this topic for weeks now since we are both Nashville business consultants. This topic applies to just about any business but especially to service based Nashville [...]
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An Open Letter To Nashville Network Marketers And Direct Sales Reps
Dear Nashville network marketers and direct sales reps I am writing you today because I think someone should, so why not it be me. I would like to start by saying that this letter is not mean’t to bash the industry or to call it a pyramid scheme. To those educated on the topic, they [...]
Top 30 Influential Nashville Entrepreneurs
Nashpreneurville 2013 – Click To Register Success in business does not come overnight. It takes hard work, endurance and an entrepreneurial spirit. When searching for an example of just that, look no further than the current top thirty influential Nashville entrepreneurs who not only started from scratch but continued to build their visions into what are [...]
Meet More Prospects! 7 Great Ways That Work Like Crazy
It’s what every Nashville business wants right? We know that business is just a numbers game. The game is, find enough prospects that some of them end up becoming customers or clients. For some people, that’s easier said than done. When I speak to other Nashville entrepreneurs, they are passionate about their products or services, [...]
Get More Solid Referrals In Just 10 Minutes A Day
So at the time of this article, I am seven months into being a father of a little girl named Addison. This is my wife and I’s first child. Let me tell you, saying a child will change your life is kind of an understatement. We went from cooking dinner together to trying to eat dinner…period! [...]
Exactly What To Do If Someone Doesn’t Buy From You Right Away
Everything seems to be going smooth until you ask the prospect for money. That is when the prospect gives you any number of objections. Now, most high pressure sales trainers are going to tell you to keep pushing until you can get a yes. While I am all for working through objections, I do not [...]
6 Things All Successful Nashpreneurs Do Differently
You have heard it said that success leaves clues. It’s true. Not every Nashpreneur is successful and there could be many reasons behind that. Some blame their customers and some blame the recession. However, there are Nashpreneurs that are doing just fine and don’t even know that there is a recession. Here are six things [...]
16 Hottest Nashville Networking Events
Nashpreneurville 2013 – Click To Register Many entrepreneurs, instead of having supporters and other business moguls to bounce ideas off of, are surrounded by normal 9-5ers who don’t understand a thing about being your own boss. There has to be a way to talk about your business with other people who have similar goals and [...]
Top 6 Best Nashville Business Blogs
By David Dutton One of the phrases I came up with years ago is: “I teach people the world is round and not flat,” when it comes to marketing on the Internet. I help people expand their knowledge so they can see what is possible in their business. Besides learning as I go, I rely [...]
How To Create “Pass Along” Education-Based Referral Tools In 5 Easy Steps
By David Dutton One of the biggest reasons why people fail in business is not being able to separate themselves from their competition. Typically, there are several people who, on average, do the exact same thing that you do with your clients or customers. It is really important that you find multiple ways to pull away from [...]
